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Judge Begins Contempt of Court Proceedings For Wilbur Ross
U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh initiated contempt of court proceedings during a Tuesday hearing, accusing the Department of Commerce of disobeying her previous order. She set a hearing for the proceedings for this Friday.
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Trump is “Assassinating the Presidency” —Bob Woodward
“I don’t want to overstate this, but he is assassinating the presidency,” Woodward said. “The job of a president is protect the people, tell the truth, provide some sort of moral compass — hey, this is why we’re doing it, this is where we’re going.”
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Trump Preparing Targeted ICE Arrests in Sanctuary Cities
The Trump administration is preparing a series of immigration enforcement actions targeting sanctuary cities leading up to the November general election, sources told the Washington Post on Tuesday.
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Majority of Young Battleground State Voters Say Death of Justice Ginsburg Motivates Them to Vote Democratic
Ginsburg’s death may also help turnout among what NextGen identifies as “Biden motivation risk” voters, those who say they will go for Biden if they vote but are not definite in their motivation to vote.
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The Most Retail Bankruptcies and Store Closures Ever in One Year
The pandemic in the first six months of this year fueled uncertainty for retailers and accelerated existing trends, according to BDO’s biannual bankruptcy update.
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Black Voters’ Mail-In Ballots Rejected Twice the Rate of Any Other Race in North Carolina
So far, 2020 shows a similar pattern. As of Sept. 23, the rejection rate for mail-in ballots submitted by Black voters was about 3%, nearly three times as high as the rejection rate for white voters, according to data from the state.
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Senior Trump Campaign Advisor Hospitalized for Suicide Threats
Parscale was taken to a hospital under Florida’s Baker Act, which is designed to give emergency help to people who are undergoing a mental health crisis.
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Does Trump’s New Scotus Pick Belong to a Cult?
The nearly 50-year-old group, founded and based in South Bend, Indiana, exerts considerable sway over members, according to published reports, leading to questions about what role — if any — it would have if Coney Barrett ascends to a life-time post in the highest court in the land.
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Bernie Says There Are Plans to “Make Sure That He is Evicted From Office” If Trump Refuses to Leave
Democrats have prepared a series of contingency strategies if the president refuses to concede defeat in November.
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AOC Says Trump Contributed Less in Taxes “Than Waitresses and Undocumented Immigrants”
“In 2016 & ‘17, I paid thousands of dollars a year in taxes *as a bartender.* Trump paid $750,” she tweeted. “He contributed less to funding our communities than waitresses & undocumented immigrants.
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